FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR “Methinks the wind hath spoke aloud at land,” Montano says in the beginning of Act 2 of Othello. Perseverance ’s production has just arrived through wind and rain, via air and sea from Juneau to bring you the drama and intrigue of Othello, Iago, “ Putting Othello and Desdemona here at the Sydney Laurence Theatre. Welcome! This production, like all of our offerings this season, is packed with Alaskan actors, on stage designers, and artists. As we step further into our fifth subscription season in Anchorage, we are realizing that the benefits of becoming a statewide organization work in two directions: more Alaskans get to see professional theatre, and allowed us to Perseverance has the opportunity to work with more Alaskan artists than ever. connect with Each time we develop a connection with an Alaskan artist, our network and connections are strengthened. When actor and director Tom Robenolt became part of our staff as the marketing and box office manager, his passion and expertise with Shakespeare Shakespeare made bringing Othello to the stage an easy choice. Putting Othello on stage allowed us to connect with Shakespeare-loving actors from around the state like loving actors Levi Ben-Israel and Frank Delaney who you’ll see performing tonight. Perseverance theatre’s mission--to create professional theatre by and for Alaskans- from around the -means we are not only driven to stage great professional theatre; we are also committed to improving the professional opportunities for Alaskan actors and theatre state artists. ” Perseverance is producing six plays on the mainstage, including Othello, and five of them will play in both Juneau and Anchorage. The theatre is continuing its process of investing more in Alaskan actors and artists: we now have two actors-in-residence and a full-time production stage manager on our staff. One of the other changes we are happy to announce is a shift in our arrangement with Actors Equity Association. This year, Perseverance begins a trial transition to the “Small Professional Theatre” agreement with Actors Equity, which allows Perseverance to issue union contracts more easily and give Alaskan actors a way into union membership via their work with Perseverance Theatre. A great way support Perseverance’s mission is to become a subscriber. It’s not too late! There are still four shows left in our subscription season including A Christmas Carol; our world premiere by Anchorage Playwright Vera Starbard, Our Voices Will Be Heard; In the Next Room, or the vibrator play; and Sweeney Todd. Subscribers get the best deal on tickets as well as free exchanges and invitations to special events. Subscription forms are available in the lobby or at ptalaska.org.

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THE TRAGEDY OF Art Rotch Artistic Director  Molly Smith Founder Bob Urata Board President OTHELLO 914 Third Street Douglas, Alaska 99824 907-364-2421 • fax 907-364-2603 www.ptalaska.org Written by Juneau Run September 11 - October 4, 2015 William Shakespeare Anchorage Run October 16 - November 1, 2015 Directed by

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Scenic Designer Akiko Nishijima Rotch Lighting Designer Raquel Davis Costume Designer Christopher Metzger Composer/Sound Designer Lucy Peckham WITH SEASON SUPPORT FROM Fight Choreographer/Captain Frank Delaney Andrew W Mellon Foundation Stage Manager Amanda Filori City & Borough of Juneau Juneau Arts & Humanities Council Shubert Foundation Props Master/ Production Manager Master Electrician Sound Engineer Atwood Foundation 800 KINY – 630 KJNO – MIX 106 Kathleen Harper Todd Hunt Betsy Sims TAKU 105 – 1330 KXJ Technical Director Costume Shop Manager Playbill The Juneau Empire Earnest Eckerson Valerie Snyder Joshua Lowman Juneau Community Foundation Scenic Artist Casting Production Stage Manager KTOO – KXLL – KRNN Akiko Nishijima Rotch Shona Osterhout BJ Brooks Alaska State Council on the Arts Development Director The CIRI Foundation Marketing and Box Office Alaska Airlines Maggie Rabb Tom Robenolt Charlotte Martin Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Special Thanks Anchorage Press TBA Theatre Company, Dave Fink Benito & Frances C. Gaguine Foundation Theatre in the Rough Alaska Public Media Anchorage Dispatch News The video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever are strictly prohibited. Alpha Media 3 Open 7 Days a Week

4 CAST BUSINESS & Jamil A. C. Mangan*...... Othello ORGANIZATIONAL Brandon Demery*...... Iago FUNDERS Kat Wodtke...... Desdemona Danielle Rabinovitch...... Emilia/Messenger of the Duke 2015 - 2016 Season Levi Rion Ben-Israel*...... Michael Cassio James Sullivan...... Roderigo Grantors $50,000+ Hadassah R. Nelson...... Bianca/Senator Andrew W Mellon Foundation Frank Delaney...... Brabantio/Gratiano Eric Vang...... Duke of Venice/Montano City & Borough of Juneau Bryan Crowder...... Lodovico/Soldier 1 Juneau Arts & Humanities Council Chris Talley...... Soldier 2 Shubert Foundation Mark Bautista...... Soldier 3

*Members of Actors Equity Association, the Union of Leaders $25,000-$49,999 Professional Actors and Stage Managers Atwood Foundation ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION STAFF 800 KINY – 630 KJNO – MIX 106 – Kordel Thompson...... Assistant Technical Director TAKU 105 – 1330 KXJ Susan Oshida...... Costume Shop Assistant The Juneau Empire Yngvil vatn Guttu...... Harmonic Flute KTOO – KXLL – KRNN Bill Neumeister...... Drums Beth Leibowitz...... Clarinet Cherri Bell ...... Doumbek Advocates $10,000-$24,999 Steve Winker...... Djembe Alaska Airlines Bennett Hilsgen & Mike Sakarias...... Recording Engineers Alaska State Council on the Arts James Hoagland...... Wig Designer Anchorage Dispatch News Run crew provided by I.A.T.SE. local 918 Alaska Public Media Anchorage Press SETTING Benito & Frances C. Gaguine Late sixteenth century, during the wars between Venice and Turkey. Foundation Act I - Venice Charlotte Martin Foundation Act 2- Island of Cypress The CIRI Foundation National Endowment for the Arts PROFILES Anchorage Media Group Jamil A. C. Mangan (Othello) is pleased to return to Perseverance Theatre, last seen as Asagai in A Raisin in the Sun. Other credits include North Of The Boulevard (CATF), Master Harold and the boys (Luna Stage), The Mountaintop (Theaterworks Hartford), Benefactors $5,000-$9,999 Merry Wives of Windsor (Orlando Shakespeare Company), RUINED (Philadelphia Alaska Community Foundation Theatre Company) Lost Boy Found In Whole Foods (Premiere Stages / Playwrights Alaska Technical Solutions Theatre), Audelco Award for Best Supporting Actor in What Would Jesus Do? (Billie Holiday Theatre), ’s Woman (Audelco Award for ‘Outstanding MIX103.1 -KFQD Ensemble’), Romeo & Juliet (Connecticut Free Shakespeare), Martin Luther King Jr. in ConocoPhillips My Soul Is A Witness (National Tour), The Greeks (Manhattan Ensemble Theatre), My Hecla Greens Creek Mining Co Lord What A Morning (Arden Theatre), Boy Willie in Piano Lesson (Arts Bank), Camp Kreielshimer Foundation Logan (Kimble Theatre), The Engagement (Wings Theatre), To Kill A Mockingbird (Orlando Shakes). Mangan has been feature on film and television such as THE Lynden Transport FOLLOWING, The Dave Chappelle Show, The Discovery Channel, A DANGEROUS PLACE, HEAD TRAUMA, THE GROUND ON WHICH I STAND: AUGUST WILSON. 5 Sophisticated readers prefer the Press. FREE EVERY THURSDAY throughout Anchorage.

6 PROFILES BUSINESS & Brandon Demery (Iago) is a director, actor, and teacher of theatre. Most recently ORGANIZATIONAL Brandon directed Boeing Boeing for Perseverance Theatre and the opera FUNDERS Bennu, composed by Rory Merritt Stitt, for Opera To Go. Notable productions in Juneau include Noises Off, The Who’s Tommy, Equus, Much Ado About 2015 - 2016 Season Nothing, Wittenberg, Boom! and God of Carnage. He has worked at The Long Wharf Theater, The Kennedy Center, The Philadelphia Theater Company, Hartford Stage, The Sponsors $2,500-$4,999 Shakespeare Theater, and in NYC at Red Bull Theater, Manhattan Ensemble Theater, Alaska Children’s Trust and The Variety Arts Theater. He received a Barrymore nomination for Outstanding Alaskan Brewing Company Lead Actor in a Play, in Jeffrey Hatcher’s Compleat Female Stage Beauty directed by Altman Rogers & Co . He has also directed Leading Ladies, Circle Mirror Transformation, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company A Question of Mercy, and the Young Company’s The General Dilemma, which he also Avis wrote, for Perseverance Theatre. He is a graduate of The Juilliard School. Driftwood Lodge Kat Wodtke (Desdemona) is honored to be making her Perseverance Theatre ExxonMobile debut in the company of so many wonderful artists. Kat hails from Wisconsin but Heidi Reifenstein Design is no stranger to Alaska. She has performed with Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre The Historic Anchorage Hotel in As You Like It and Othello, as well as FST’s Alaska school tours of Twelfth Prospector Hotel Night and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (directed by Tom Robenolt and presented Sealaska Heritage Institute in English, Gwich’in, Tlingit, and Yupik). Kat has taught theatre in Fairbanks and The Skaggs Foundation led free drama workshops for students across Alaska. An aspiring Renaissance woman, Kat works as an actor, educator, stagehand, musician, and naturalist in Valley Medical Care her hometown of Milwaukee. Wells Fargo Bank

Danielle Rabinovitch (Emilia/Senator) is thrilled to return to Perseverance Theatre, Sustainers $1,000-$2,499 last seen as the Ghost of Christmas Past in A Christmas Carol. Selected recent credits include: Arlitia Jones’ Come to Me, Leopards, (Cyrano’s Theatre Company); Alaska Laundry & Dry Cleaners A Gulag Mouse (TossPot Productions); Catherine in Pippin, the Baker’s Wife in Alaska State Employees Union , Maureen in RENT (Theatre Artists United); Macbeth, La Boheme Alaska USA Federal Credit Union (Anchorage Opera); Van’s Sister in Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead The Boardroom (Out North Contemporary Art House); Lina Lamont in Singin’ in the Rain (UAA); Coeur Alaska – Kensington Mine Paper Bag Princess, and Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors (UHM). Film/TV credits Elgee Rehfeld Mertz, LLC include: Witewold, Standards of Karen, Truth or Homecoming, and ABC’s LOST. She ENSTAR Natural Gas also directed Arlene Hutton’s Last Train to Nibroc, and has performed in concert First National Bank Alaska with the Anchorage Symphony in One Vision; the Music of Queen, Step! Afrika, and GCI Champagne Pops. Google Levi Rion Ben-Israel (Michael Cassio) is honored to be a member of this fantastic Holland America Line cast and crew. Other Shakespeare work includes, A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream, Haight & Associates Macbeth, Taming of the Shrew, Much Ado About Nothing, Henry V, Pericles, Antony and Juneau Emergency Medical Cleopatra, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Henry IV - Part I, Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It, The Associates Two Gentlemen of Verona. He holds an MFA in Acting from Brandeis University. Levi is a proud member of Actors’ Equity. He would like to thank Tom Robenolt for bringing him Malia Hayward, State Farm Agent here. Also, Bruce Rogers, whose legacy endlessly inspires. He dedicates his performance Municipality of Anchorage to his beautiful, supportive wife Karen and his little fire, Aidan. Thank you! Northland Audiology & Hearing Services James Sullivan (Roderigo) See Building A Company, pg 23. Northrim Bank Hadassah R. Nelson (Bianca/Senator) was last seen as King Henry V in Theatre in the NorthWind Architects, LLC Rough’s (T.R.) production of The Life of King Henry V. Other Juneau theatre credits Oscar Gill House The Winter’s Tale The Rivals Equivocation Boundary include (T.R), (T.R), (T.R.), and Rookery Café (Perseverance Second Stage). This is her first time on Perseverance Theatre’s main Royal Printing stage and she is thrilled to be a part of this production. She would like to thank Tom, her friends, Loren for being on book... again, TKA, U.A.F., S.D.A., F.S.T., P.T., T.R., Aaron, Shattuck & Grummett Katie, and her most wonderful family. 7 8 PROFILES BUSINESS & Frank Delaney (Brabanzio/Graziano/Fight Choreography/Captain) is excited to be ORGANIZATIONAL making his Perseverance debut. Originally from Anchorage, Frank has been working FUNDERS throughout the Midwest for the last several years. Most recently he toured with the Cincinnati Shakespeare Co. He received his B.A. in theatre from UAA, and earned 2015 - 2016 Season an MFA in Acting from Western Illinois University. Favorite roles he’s played include Oberon in A Midsummer Nights Dream, MacDuff in Macbeth, Mr. Lockhart in The Seafarer, and Aunt Carol in Little Women. He would like to thank his friends and Patrons $500-$999 family for their incredible support. Alaska Combined Federal Campaign Eric Vang (Duke of Venice/Montano) This is Eric’s fifth stage appearance with Alaska Communications Perseverance Theatre. He previously appeared in Treasure Island, A Christmas Pride Foundation Carol and Oklahoma!. Eric feels privileged to be involved with the fantastic Western States Arts Federation Perseverance community and to live in a town that makes it all possible. Bryan Crowder (Lodovico/Soldier 1) is currently attending the University of Alaska Southeast, where he is studying theatre and english. He is the founder of the Donors $250-$499 UAS Drama Club, S.C.R.I.P.T. (Students for the Creation, Reading, Interpretation Baxter, Bruce & Sullivan and Production of Theatre), where he and other students from UAS produce Breeze In contemporary plays for the students of the university and the community at- Fred Meyer Community Rewards large. Bryan has appeared in a number of shows at the university, as well as being Juneau’s Imagination Station in Perseverance Theatre’s production of Of Mice and Men and Seven Homeless International Brotherhood of Mammoths Wander New England. He would like to thank his friends, family and Electrical Workers Perseverance for all of their support. One Hour Fireweed Dry Cleaners Chris Talley (Soldier 2) last appeared on the Perseverance stage as Travis in A Raisin in Rockwell the Sun. He is a senior at Juneau Douglas High School, and is looking forward to his Salon DaVinci graduation and having more time to explore performance opportunities. He hopes UAS you enjoy the show. Valley Auto Parts Alaska Mark Bautista (Soldier 3) is a versatile performer whose interests range from singing opera to , and everything in between — to circus arts, theatre, and dance. He has performed with Cyrano’s Theatre Company, Out North,Theatre Supporters $100-$249 Artists United, Anchorage Opera, Pulse Dance Company, and most recently with Dr. Emily Kane University of Alaska Theatre & Dance in M. Butterfly and Bare: A Pop Opera. Duck Creek Market When he’s not performing, Mark is an active teaching artist around Anchorage. He Juneau Real Estate teaches voice and piano at Anchorage Music and Dance Center, and regularly works Rainforest Pediatric Care with Alaska Theatre of Youth as a music director and vocal coach. Ron’s Apothecary Tom Robenolt (Director) is the Marketing and Box Office Manager at Perseverance Side Street Espresso Theatre in Juneau. Tom has directed and acted for Perseverance Theatre, Fairbanks Valley Paint Center Shakespeare Theatre and The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey among other Westmark Anchorage companies since 2000. He’d like to thank Perseverance for the opportunity to direct Shakespeare on the Mainstage. 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10 PROFILES Christopher Metzger (Costume Designer) is a Brooklyn based designer working Perseverance Theatre in theatre, dance, and opera. Recent design credits: Schooled (dir. James Kautz, Fringe), Three Sisters (dir. Mark Wing-Davey, NYU), Over There (dir. Christopher Needs Miles! Murrah, HERE). In his third season with CLD & Company woks include: Ru (featured in the September 2014 issue of Dance Teacher Magazine), Treize en Jeu, Herra’s Are you swimming in extra Wrath (commissioned for Intermezzo Dance Company), and Naděje. As an assistant, Alaska Airlines miles? Christopher has worked with Susan Hilferty, Moria Clinton, The Glimmerglass Opera Festival, The Public Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Juilliard School, and Oregon Shakespeare Festival. MFA, NYU. www.christophermetzgerdesign.com Raquel Davis (Lighting Designer) is thrilled to return to Perseverance Theatre where You can help us bring she last designed for Boom! Regional designs include Steel Magnolias, Merry Wives, artists and actors to The Foreigner and Noises Off (Idaho Shakespeare Festival); The Vinegar Works (Trey Perseverance Theatre McIntyre Project); and Fata Morgana, Narwhal!, The Uncanny Valley, RED, The Nighttime Survival Guide, Graphic Depictions, Tigers Be Still, Gruesome Playground throughout the season. Injuries, A Permanent Image, Re-fraction, Norway and Namaste Man! (Boise Contemporary Theater). Raquel is the resident lighting designer for the National Playwrights Conference at the O’Neill Theater Center and Assistant Professor of Design for BSU’s Theatre Arts Department. BA Middlebury College, MFA NYU’s Tisch Donate your Alaska School of the Arts. Airlines frequent flier miles Lucy Peckham (Composer/Sound Designer) is reveling in the chance to return to to Perseverance Theatre. Perseverance Theatre for this timely, provocative Othello. Recent designs for PT It’s a tax-deductible include Boeing Boeing, Rush at Everlasting, Warriors, and Vanya and Sonia and donation, and you’ll be Masha and Spike. Recent music compositions and arrangements include The Blue Bear, An Iliad, A Christmas Carol, and soon, Annapurna. Regional include recognized in our program. Thalia’s Umbrella, Seattle Shakespeare, Intiman, the Old Globe. Recent documentary work includes Alaska’s Marine Highway airing on public television nationally. Lucy is a recipient of an L.A. Critics Circle Dramalogue Award for sound design. She is also a cellist, a live music engineer for events like the Alaska Folk Festival, and collects and Contact Kathleen Harper creates custom sound effects. www.both-ears.com to use your miles to fly an Amanda Filori (Stage Manager) was bit by the theatre bug at a young age and artist! has been involved with every aspect of theatre for over 17 years. Her most recent [email protected] theatre project was stage managing and lighting design for Juneau Lyric Opera’s 364-2421 x222 production of I love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change. She has spent the last year working closely with local and traveling musicians, booking, coordinating and setting up performances around the downtown Juneau scene and producing multiple art shows. Amanda is excited to return to Perseverance, last seen as stage crew, lighting tech and stage manager for Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Beyond Heritage, and Columbinus.

11 12 LEADERSHIP Art Rotch (Executive Artistic Director) has worked in Alaskan theatre since 1988, and Announcing is in his eighth season as artistic director at Perseverance Theatre. He holds a BA in Perseverance history from Harvard and a MFA in theatre from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. His home is in Juneau with his wife, Akiko Nishijima, who is a theatre designer, professor Theatre’s and scenic artist. As Artistic Director at Perseverance, Art has commissioned half a Double Date dozen plays, and produced the premieres of Battles of Fire and Water(performed in Russian, English and Tlingit) and Warriors by Dave Hunsaker, The Blue Bear by We’re teaming up with Luan Schooler and Leon Ingulsrud and Rush at Everlasting by Arlitia Jones. A set local restaurants to provide and lighting designer, Art has designed dozens of productions for Perseverance, you with discounts to all Anchorage Opera and many more Alaskan producers; for regional theatres, including mainstage plays and your pre- the People’s Light and Theatre Company, Sacramento Theatre Company, Aspen or post-show dining. Opera Center; and, in , Juilliard, The Manhattan School of Music. Art is a member of the National Theatre Conference (nationaltheatreconference.org), and is How does it work? a graduate of the Foraker Group’s Catalyst for Non Profit Excellence program. Art was selected as one of 50 arts leaders from around the world by National Arts Strategies If you start at a participating to participate in their Chief Executive Program and completed the Foraker Group’s restaurant, tell your server you’re doing the Double Date Catalyst for Non Profit Excellence program. Thank you for supporting Alaskan theatre. and they’ll give you a sticker for your receipt. Bring that DRAMATURGY receipt when you buy your Othello the Moor tickets to get 10% off your The English word “Moor” has several origins and various meanings. Over the course purchase. of history, “Moor” has been used to refer to Muslim Arabs, people from the northern coast of Africa (named the “Mauri” people by the Romans in the Classical period), If you start at a play, people from the south of Spain, as well as any dark-skinned people (deriving from bring your ticket stub to a “mauros”, the Greek word for “black”). In Shakespeare’s time the word was used participating restaurant to get your dining discount. Don’t inconsistently, and often pejoratively. While today Othello usually appears onstage forget to tell your server as a black man, the exact racial identity of “Othello the Moor” remains ambiguous. you’re doing the Double Date! However, based on Shakespeare’s use of the word when looking at his plays as a whole, You can use your restaurant it is generally regarded in the theatre that Othello is a black African, probably from the receipt to get a discount on area of modern-day Morocco. another mainstage show. Racism Othello’s race sets him apart from his Venetian counterparts with a single glance. Unlike class markers, or even gender markers, Othello’s race is hard for the people of Venice to Participating Restaurants miss. Repeated references to Othello’s dark skin (usually as an insult from Iago) reflect (This list may grow, check the web the Elizabethan association between the color black and the ideas of moral evil and site often to see what restaurants death. In Shakespeare’s time, the “Moor” was often stereotyped in plays and stories as have joined.) Othello the default villain. In , however, Shakespeare’s dark-skinned character stars as a Cake Studio tragic hero. Sacks Cafe Although Othello rises through the Venetian military ranks, he remains an outsider Humpy’s Great Alaskan in Venetian society. For example, his wife’s father applauds Othello for his victories in Ale House defending Venice, yet is outraged when he finds out about Othello’s interracial marriage Flattop Pizza with his daughter. In fact, he accuses Othello of using foreign trickery to get Desdemona Sub Zero Bistro & to marry him. And throughout the play, there are references to Othello “besmirching” Microlounge his fair-skinned wife (for example,“…an old black ram / Is tupping your white ewe,” Kinley’s Restraunt spoken by Iago to Desdemona’s father, Act 1, Scene 1). Othello is accepted into the Alaska Bagel Restraunt military sphere of society, but not into society as a whole – even when he is praised, it carries the idea that he did something good in spite of the color of his skin (for example, “If virtue no delighted beauty lack, / Your son-in-law is far more fair than black,” spoken by the Duke of Venice to Desdemona’s father, Act 1, Scene 3). Othello internalizes this racism, and decries his own blackness and finds fault in himself, leaving him vulnerable to Iago’s manipulations. 13 Exquisitely restored • Luxury linens • Affordable rates • Continental breakfast 330 E Street, Anchorage, AK • 907-272-4553 • 800-544-0988 www.HistoricAnchorageHotel.com

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14 1208055_12947 6.375x2 BW.indd 1 8/22/14 3:53 PM DRAMATURGY CONTINUED Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Many of the characters in Othello are soldiers, who were defending Venice and its lands from the invading Turks. These men have been engaged in traumatic warfare for many years, and it is likely that they were suffering from what we know as “post-traumatic stress disorder,” or PTSD. PTSD is an anxiety disorder that develops in someone after he or she has experienced Escape to or witnessed a traumatic event. PTSD occurs frequently among war veterans , and before it was formally classified as a mental health disorder, it was colloquially known as “battle fatigue,” “shell shock,” or “soldier’s heart.” Whitehorse! Symptoms of PTSD can include angry outbursts, feelings of mistrust and betrayal, sundogretreat.com flashbacks to the traumatizing event, negative feelings about yourself and/or other people, inability to experience positive emotions, difficulty maintaining close relationships, and feeling detached from others and emotionally numb. These symptoms can be seen in many of Shakespeare’s military characters, but are perhaps most prominent in Othello. Amazon Smile Othello the Play Got plans for online shopping? Othello was based on “Un Capitano Moro” (“A Moorish Captain”), an Italian story by Cinthio. In this story, all characters were nameless (except for Desdemona) and instead Select Perseverance Theatre were simply called Moor, Ensign, Soldier, etc. By contrast, Shakespeare makes Othello when you login to and the other characters much more vivid. While many records of Shakespeare’s smile.amazon.com and productions have been lost over time, modern scholars place the first performance of Othello on November 1, 1604 for King James I at Whitehall Palace. Amazon will donate to the In 1833 Ira Aldridge, an African American man, became the first black actor to play theatre every time you shop! Othello on stage. The show took place at the Covent Garden theatre in London, and Aldridge’s performance run only lasted two nights, as having an actual black man playing Othello made the London audience uncomfortable. Perseverance Theatre’s production of Othello uses the First Folio edition, which is thought to be Shakespeare’s revised version of the play (which had previously been published in the Quarto).The First Folio was published in 1623 (seven years after Shakespeare’s death), and contains 36 of Shakespeare’s plays in its 900 pages. It was prepared by John Heminges (actor and financial manager for the King’s Men, Shakespeare’s acting company) and Henry Condell (actor the for the King’s Men). Heminges and Condell were influenced by Ben Jonson, who in 1616 printed a folio of his own plays, poems, masques, and entertainments. This was significant because it showed that Jonson sought to treat plays as important works of literature, rather than as pure popular entertainment. Before this time, it was thought that plays should be spoken and listened to, not read. GET THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED THIS PRODUCTION! When we pick up a copy of a Shakespeare play, we assume that we hold in our hands an original record of his writing. We don’t. Present-day printings are an editor’s often subjective version of the script. Around 25 percent of any Shakespeare play will have been altered, and this creates an enormous amount of confusion. The only authentic edition of Shakespeare’s works is the First Folio, published by his friends and colleagues in 1623. This volume makes the case for printing and staging the plays as set in the First Folio, which preserved actor cues that helped players un- derstand and perform their roles. The practices of modern editors are critiqued. Also included are sections on analyzing and acting the text, how a complex character can be created using the First Folio, and a director’s approach to rehearsing Shakespeare with various exercises for both profes- sional and student actors. In conclusion, all of the findings are applied to Measure for Measure. Available on Amazon.com 15 www.alyeska-pipe.com

16 WHO WE ARE Perseverance Theatre believes theatre going creates shared experiences for BRING A GROUP our communities, which fosters empathy, builds relationships, and cultivates TO THE THEATRE communication skills, and in the process better equips us all to solve problems together and create more vital and just communities. The mission of Perseverance Theatre is to create professional theatre by and for Alaskans. Perseverance values community engagement, cross-cultural collaboration, professional rigor, and regional voice. Alaska is full of stories and characters that aren’t If you have 9 found anywhere else in the world. Perseverance is committed to creating theatre friends, co-workers, that represents all that is great about Alaska, and to bringing great live theatre to our Alaskan audiences. or clients who In 1979, Molly Smith founded Perseverance Theatre, following her dream of would like to join starting a professional theatre company in her hometown. Over thirty seven years, Perseverance has grown to serve 24,000 audience members, in both Juneau and in you for a night Anchorage, employ over 150 artists, and engage 200 volunteers annually to produce a season of classical, contemporary, and world premiere productions on our stages. at Perseverance Perseverance believes that professional theatres play a vital role in training and Theatre, then we cultivating the next generation of artists and audiences. The theatre’s education department produces extensive education and training programs including the new have a deal for you. Drama School, Summer Theatre Arts Rendezvous, Theatre in the Wild, mainstage student matinees and internships. Perseverance is the resident theatre at the Groups of 10 or University of Alaska Southeast, where we develop curricula, provide teachers for the more receive a 25% theatre minor program, and invite UAS students into the theatre to work and learn along-side theatre professionals from all over the world. discount on tickets. Perseverance has premiered over 70 new plays by Alaskan and national playwrights. Tours, and other Perseverance has a national profile and a grass roots style. We are committed to developing artists, volunteers, audiences, and programming reflective of the Alaskan incentives may be community, and to delivering the finest professional theatre anywhere to our loyal, local audience. available for large groups. Ask your ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF company to become Art Rotch...... Executive Artistic Director an Alaska Business Shona Osterhout...... Artistic Associate & Director of Education Maggie Rabb...... Development Director Partner to get this Joshua Lowman...... Anchorage General Manager Amy O’Neill Houck...... Outreach & Development Associate deal every time you Tom Robenolt...... Marketing and Box Office call. Enrique Bravo...... Actor in Residence James Sullivan...... Actor in Residence Contact Centertix at Bryan Crowder...... Administrative Assistant Laura Wallrath...... House Manager (907) 263-ARTS Heidi Reifenstein...... Graphic Designer Joy Atrops-Kimura...... Development Consultant ptalaska.org Elizabeth Buchanan...... Artistic Intern Anne Szeliski...... Production Intern Marley Horner...... Technical Intern Elgee Rehfeld Mertz, LLC...... Accounting & Financial Advisor Alaska Technical Solutions...... IT Support 17 18 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Bob Urata...... President Codie Costello...... Vice President Ann Metcalfe...... Treasurer Caulfield...... Secretary Sarah Asper-Smith...... Member-at-Large Juneau Joe Bedard...... Member-at-Large Anchorage James Bibb...... Member-at-Large Juneau Jennifer Miller...... Member-at-Large Juneau Evan Rose...... Member-at-Large Anchorage Miriah Twitchell...... Member-at-Large Juneau Terri Ulrich...... Member-at-Large Juneau Eric Vang...... Member-at-Large Juneau Patricia Wolf...... Member-at-Large Anchorage

BUILDING ACTORS-IN-RESIDENCE VOLUNTEERING Back in 2012, supported by Theatre Communications Group’s Think It program, @ Perseverance’s Artistic Director Art Rotch and Artistic Associate Shona Osterhout PERSEVERANCE travelled to a dozen Alaskan communities, from Bethel to Ketchikan, to learn from Alaskan actors about acting in Alaska. We always asked: Do you support yourself acting? Do you know anyone who does? Everywhere we went, talking to dozens of Have you ever wanted great, committed Alaskan actors, the answer was the same to both questions: No. to learn about directing, Alaska can do better. stage managing, design Perseverance believes that Alaskan actors, given more time to focus on their and construction in craft, have a lot to offer our communities and the theatre field. Actors are great the areas of scenery, communicators, often make fantastic teachers, and observe human behavior and relationships in fascinating ways. While most Alaskans will always choose to support costumes, lights, or themselves through more traditional work and act in the evenings and weekends, sound? Do you have an supporting a few exceptions whose primary focus is being an actor and bringing those hour or two to devote skills to other parts of the theatre and community adds great value to Perseverance’s to working in the office, work and to Alaskans’ capacity to tell our own stories in our own ways. costume shop, or scene In 2013, with the generous support of the Andrew W Mellon Foundation, Perseverance began a three-year experiment to explore supporting a small corps of shop? Would you enjoy actors working at livable wages at the theatre. Over a three year period, the goal is to finding and building learn the best way for Perseverance to invest in and support professional actors, and props for a show? how they could work on the stage and also behind the scenes as teachers, engage in community outreach, and contribute to artistic projects that last longer than a twelve- week contract. If so, please email us at The new Actor-in-Residence initiative will provide another tool to invest more in [email protected] artists, especially actors, living in our state. The first phase began two seasons ago with hiring one of our most productive actors, Enrique Bravo, as the 2013-2014 or Artistic Company Lead and continued with the addition of James Sullivan. In the Call us at new season, Bravo and Sullivan will transition from part-time to full-time positions. (907)364-2421 ext 237 They will act on our stages, teach at UAS and the The Drama School at Perseverance, for more information. facilitate a monthly play-reading series, and help in other outreach opportunities. The new answer to how many actors in Alaska support themselves from their craft is now: at least two. To share your thoughts about this project, or learn more about training and employment with Perseverance Theatre as an artist, contact us at [email protected] 19 Your home away from home in downtown Anchorage!

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print design | web design | identity design | book design 20 ACTORS-IN-RESIDENCE PROFILES Enrique Bravo’s Perseverance credits include Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Treasure Island, BUYING ADS Oklahoma!, Seminar, Bigfoot and Other Lost Souls, A IN THE Christmas Carol, O Lovely Glowworm, Yeast Nation, PERSEVERANCE Equus, Tommy, and Hair. Enrique is an ensemble member of Generator Theater Company with whom PROGRAMS he has performed in True West, Romeo and Juliet, Want to see you business Dying City, and [title of show]. Enrique is also a regular here? Your ad will be seen at The Colonial Theater, in Westerly, Rhode Island and has performed in Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It, by the more than 15,000 Two Gentlemen of Verona, and recently, The Tempest. local and visiting patrons Enrique holds a B.F.A. in Regional Theatre from Webster Conservatory in St. Louis, MO and an M.F.A. in Acting who will attend the our from the University of Texas at Austin. Mainstage Season. James Sullivan’s past performances with Perseverance Theatre have been The We have an ad size for Odd Couple, Boeing Boeing, A Christmas Carol, God of Carnage, Oklahoma!, Animals Out Of Paper, Vashon, Tuesdays With every budget! Morrie, and Circle Mirror Transformation. He has a BFA in Theatre Contact Amy O’Neill Houck from Syracuse University. James comes from Portland where he performed in Jaker’s production of Silence, Integrity’s production 364-2421 ext. 230 or of Wonder of the World, in Public Playhouse’s The Nerd, Moonlight [email protected] and Magnolias, and It’s a Wonderful Life. James also performed in Chicago, including five years of long-form improvisation at Improv Olympic and several plays with Zeppo Productions. INTERNSHIPS Perseverance Theatre’s Internship program provides the only on-the-job theatre training in the state for a season-long experience in our artistic, production, or administrative departments. Over the last 20 years, we’ve included 90 interns aged Fred Meyers 17-65 from rural and urban Alaska (e.g. Klukwan, Homer, Sitka, Cheva, Hooper Bay, Nome, Anchorage, Fairbanks, Tok) as well as from the Lower 48. Link your Fred Meyer rewards Anne Szeliski (Production Intern) hails from Seattle and went to Whitman College card to Perseverance Theatre! where she graduated with a BA in Theatre with a focus in Stage We’ll both get rewards! Management. This past summer she interned at Chicago Shakespeare Visit fredmeyer.com or use the Theater working in their Costume Crafts Department. She is very excited to be working at Perseverance and thanks them for this QR Code here and enter wonderful opportunity. non-profit code #89385. Lizzie Buchanan (Artistic Intern) graduated from Hamilton College in 2015 with a double major in Theatre and Mathematics. In 2014 she studied at the London Dramatic Academy, a conservatory acting program in London. Lizzie has moved from the suburbs of Boston, MA to join Perseverance Theatre for the 2015-16 season. Marley Horner (Technical Intern) has been both on and behind the stage his entire life in Alaska, between Haines, Sitka, Fairbanks and now Juneau. Having just finished his BA in theatre at UAF, he is excited to be part of the Perseverance team as this years technical intern, as well as getting the chance to keep performing. His most recent productions have been as Amir in The Ash Girl, and his thesis role as Inspector Goole in An Inspector Calls. When he’s not acting, building sets or designing sound, you’d find him brewing beer, rafting rivers, or trying to find a way to do all of it at the same time. 21 UPCOMING ANCHORAGE SEASON

Othello Loyalty and trust crumble under the weight of a by William Shakespeare villain’s push for power. October 16 - November 1, 2015 The lieutenant Iago, Shakespeare’s most fascinating villain, orchestrates the demise of the Moorish General Othello after being passed up for a promotion given to the soldier, Cassio. As Iago seeks to ruin both men, he plants the seeds of doubt and mistrust by staging a token of affection—a handkerchief. Under the spell of the charismatic “Honest Iago,” Othello’s new bride Desdemona becomes a pawn in his plot of revenge. Every loyalty is questioned in a tragic world where true love and irrational jealousy collide. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens A family holiday favorite returns! Adapted by Arlitia Jones and Michael Haney December 18 - 28, 2015 This holiday season, witness Ebenezer Scrooge’s miraculous Christmas Eve transformation in a new adaptation by Arlitia Jones and Michael Haney. Ebenezer Scrooge is a greedy businessman, with no place in his life for kindness, compassion, or charity. When Scrooge is visited by four ghosts, he is warned to change his ways or face a miserable afterlife. Directed by Michael Haney, whose love of the story has lead him to directing the show at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park for over twenty years! Our Voices Will Be Heard A powerful mother-daughter journey with a by Vera Starbard fierce call for healing and forgiveness. February 19 - 28, 2016 A powerful mother-daughter journey that reveals how generations face the choice of continuing to perpetuate—or disrupt—family violence. Through the lens of fiction, and the palette of Alaska Native storytelling, the playwright tells the true story of her mother’s strength against impossible pressure. Our Voices Will Be Heard weaves together legend and truth in a fierce call for healing and forgiveness.

In The Next Room, or the vibrator play The dawn of the age of electricity births a by Sarah Ruhl groundbreaking piece of technology. April 15-24, 2016 Come discover how psychology and technology intersect at the dawn of the electric age. Perfect gentleman and inventor, Dr. Givings has created a new device to treat “hysteria” in his patients by inducing “paroxysms,” that attract the attention of his wife, who hears the sounds of success through the walls of his operating theatre. Meanwhile, Mrs. Givings struggles with a new baby and her own urgent desires. In the Next Room, or the vibrator play is a modern comedy of manners full of exploration and fulfillment. Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Music by Stephen Sondheim A dark musical tale of love, London, Book by Hugh Wheeler vengeance and murder. From an adaptation by Christopher Bond May 20 – May 29, 2016 Benjamin Barker returns to London bent on revenge after fifteen years in an Australian penal colony serving time for a crime he did not commit. Armed with a sharp, straight razor, he sets up shop as one of the finest barbers in the city, calling himself Sweeney Todd. When he meets Mrs. Lovett, a local pie maker who will do anything for him, Todd’s plan for vengeance takes the shape of a savory pie filling, and the blood starts flowing. How far will the gruesome scheme go before anyone catches a whiff of it? Will Sweeney Todd become London’s most notorious killer? This Tony-award winning musical is one tasty piece of theatre that will leave you wanting more! 22 SUBSCRIBE TODAY AND SAVE! Subscriptions have many benefits, including: • Order early for the best seats! Subscribers have first pick of seats and renewing subscribers can keep their existing seats from year to year. • Free exchanges if your plans change -- Can’t make your scheduled night? Call the box office before your night for a free exchange into any equally priced night, or just pay the difference to upgrade to any night you choose, all for no added fees. • Lost Ticket Insurance – Lost or forgotten subscriber tickets can be reprinted at no charge. • Bring-A-Friend – Perseverance “Companion Fare” coupons with every package. Call the Box Office to redeem. • Exclusive Invitations -- You’ll receive special invitations to events throughout the season to meet the artists involved in making the theatre you love. • Additional Discounts and email notifications about selected special events at the theatre.

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24 ALASKA BUSINESS PARTNERS Perseverance Theatre’s Alaska Business Partners are a consortium of local and Alaska Business Partners statewide businesses who band together around Perseverance Theatre to show their Levels of Support support for excellence in the arts, educational opportunities, and outreach activities in our community. Ticket sales account for about 50% of the theatre’s revenues, so $10,000+ Production Sponsors your contribution is critical to the theatre’s long-term sustainability. • Prominent, above-title sponsorship recognition on show- As an Alaska Business Partner, you can choose to support Perseverance Theatre’s related publicity and printed programming as a whole, or designate your donation for a specific program. materials. • Full-page advertising space in the For more information contact: show program. Amy O’Neill Houck at 364-2421 ext. 230 or [email protected] • A framed copy of the show poster, signed by the director, cast, and company members. • Up to 12 complimentary seats for HOW PERSEVERANCE PLANS SEASONS the opening night performance. Perseverance uses a group process to help select the plays you see here. Each year, a $5,000+ Benefactors dozen or so people set goals for what the coming season programming can be, which • Half-page advertising space in a are discussed with the staff for the practical issues, and board, artists and staff for big Mainstage program. picture goals. The volunteer group spends a few weeks reading plays and each mem- • Up to 10 complimentary seats for ber makes a sample season line-up, and then we discuss each line up in detail consid- the opening night performance. ering the goals. The group is picked to include a range of the kind of people involved with Perseverance, and includes actors, writers, other artists, board, staff, and audi- $2,500+ Sponsors • Quarter-page advertising space in ence members. The goal is an ongoing thoughtful conversation about what makes a a Mainstage program. good season based on the goals we make together. The same group also reviews the • Up to 8 complimentary seats for comments you return to us in the audience response surveys, attendance, and our the opening night performance. own impressions of the seasons, in order to learn from each season what worked well and where we want to do better for you in the future. The 15-16 season planning $1,000+ Sustainers group is listed below, plus the goals we set for our work on the 2016-17 season selec- • Recognition on the marketing tions, which will be announced this winter. If you’re interested in participating in the materials for a Mainstage show future, you are welcome to leave your name and contact with our house manager. of your choice. • Up to 4 complimentary seats for the opening night performance. Enrique Bravo, Actor-in-Residence Jay Burns, Actor and Writer $500+ Patrons Bostin Christopher, Actor and Artist • A pair of complimentary tickets Bryan Crowder, Actor and Student for any Mainstage show in Allison Holtkamp, Actor Juneau & Anchorage. Arlitia Jones, Writer • Invites to first rehearsals and Dana Owen, Audience Member special events. Teresa K Pond, Director James Sullivan, Actor-in-Residence $250+ Donors • A 25% ticketing discount for all Luan Schooler, Writer and Dramaturg staff and clients to Mainstage Erin Tripp, Actor shows in Juneau & Anchorage. Hannah Jo Wolf, Director and Dramaturg $100+ Supporters • Discounts on ad space in our Summary of the goals we picked for 2016-17, which are similar to what was used for Mainstage production programs. 2015-16: • A Perseverance Theatre Alaska 1. Serve Perseverance’s mission to make theatre for Alaskans. Business Partner window decal. 2. Reach an audience of a certain size. • Recognition with other Alaska 3. Give subscribers a fun and varied line-up so seeing the whole season is rewarding. Business Partners on the website, as well as throughout the season 4. Fill the calendar in Juneau and Anchorage. in the production programs 5. Be a good fit for the time of year the play runs. and lobby displays in Juneau & 6. Not exceed the theatre’s budget. Anchorage. 7. Include varied perspectives from diverse writers and roles for diverse actors. 8. Appeal to many diverse audiences with variety over the course of the year. 25 26 PERSEVERANCE THEATRE SPOTLIGHT Many different kinds of people collaborate to create the experiences you enjoy A PLACE at a Perseverance performance. The actors are supported by other creative team members like directors, designers and stage mangers. The administrative team TO HANG includes fundraisers, marketing, and outreach specialists, finance people and more. YOUR HAT The production staff includes painters, stitchers, carpenters, sound engineers, and stage lighting specialists. The education department brings teaching artists in all these specialties together to share their knowledge with Alaskans of all ages. Each one of Perseverance Theatre’s visiting artists these hundreds of people has a story, and one of those stories is spotlighted here: have a place to call home thanks to these people, who have so generously donated housing since July 1, 2015: Aaron Abella started working with Perseverance Theatre at the age of twelve. He spent two summers getting professional training with the Summer Theatre Arts Rendezvous (STAR) program when he was in middle school. Through his work, he earned the roles Kristin Garot of Grandpa Joe in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, as well as Daddy Warbucks in Annie. Aaron’s experiences with STAR sparked an ongoing interest in theatre. He James Houck continued to train through PT’s after-school program, Young Company, and participated in productions at Juneau-Douglas High School. Lynn Schooler Aaron says, “It was my goal to perform on the Perseverance Theatre mainstage, Bob and Christine Urata because that’s the Broadway of Juneau.” He Gwen and Gary Gervelis spent time expanding his skills through vocal workshops and coaching with Perseverance Schatzie Schaeffers Theatre company members. Aaron was excited to have so many opportunities to Joshua and Monica Lowman train. After he finished high school, he was offered a leading role as Jim Hawkins in the Kathleen Harper and Bo Anderson theatre’s mainstage production of Treasure Island. Through this production, working Sally Saddler and David Teal with professional actors, Aaron learned how demanding and rewarding working in Mike Sakarias and Anne Fuller theatre can be. From there, he worked with Bud and Annie Carpeneti Shona Osterhout, Director of Education, to expand on his vision, researching theatre Cristina Della Rosa programs across the nation, and preparing audition materials. Chuck and Kathryn Cohen In the fall of 2014, Aaron earned a chorus role in Perseverance Theatre’s mainstage production of Chicago, the longest-running American musical on Broadway. This was Nan and David Tomasko a pivotal experience for him, combining song, choreography, and acting in such a large production that drew sold-out houses through its entire run. It was also an opportunity George Stransky for him to work on a production with his university acting instructor, PT Actor-in- Yeilyadi Olson Residence, Enrique Bravo. Reflecting on his experiences, he shared, “Perseverance Theatre is such a blessing for Lucy Peckham the Juneau community and all of Alaska. I love that the staff is so involved with the community, with STAR and Young Company. It really makes a difference… Everyone Patricia Partnow should be exposed to art.” Aaron is the twenty-year-old son of Filipino immigrants. He is chasing his dream today Bob and Mary Ellen Mitchell because of the opportunity to train and work in Juneau with theatre professionals. As a student, he received scholarships from PT to participate in STAR and vocal training. Carole Anderson He developed a group of peers out of the theatre and believes in the arts as a way for Bear Remien young people to find their uniqueness, to relieve stress, to find out what makes them special. Before Chicago, Aaron’s parents were not thrilled about his passion for theatre. Kathryn Werdal Today, they are behind him as he pursues his visions and his goals. Perseverance Theatre is proud to have talented, young people like Aaron Abella in the company. 27 MAJOR FUNDERS

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If you Kathy Kolkhorst Ruddy Alison Browne love Alaska and want to share Elaine & Bob Schroeder Jack Cannon & Jamie McLean your home, your car, a trail, or a Molly Smith & Suzanne Blue Star Boy Sharon J. Clawson meal with a guest artist during Anne and Doug Standerwick Karen Crane & Dan Fruits the mainstage season, we James & Sarah Woods DeCherney Family would love to connect you! Our Karen & Paul Dillon local hosts make an incredible Patrons Merry Ellefson, Wayne Carnes, & Arnie difference in our artists’ $500-$999 Anne Fuller & Michael Sakarias experiences. Charlie Anderson Memorial Hugh & Shari Grant Joe & Vera Bedard* Philip Gutleben Connect today! 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Sivertsen Woy Bug Arland & Bina Harris for more information Gary & Margaret Hedges Supporters Andy & Nancy Hemenway $100-$249 Jim & Katharine Heumann Ricci Adan Morris & Lorrie Horning Jayne Andreen & Patrick Sheppard Khodayar Houshmand-Parsi Tammy Ashley William Todd Hunt & Kristin Mabry Jeff Baird Bev Ingram & Steve Wolf Sheila Lankford & Joe Mathis Kathy Balasko Sarah Isto & Gordon Harrison Keith and Jan Levy Olivia Barrow & Matthew West Margy Johnson In Honor of John Longenbaugh Vicki Bassett & Eric Olsen Rachael Johnson Joshua & Monica Lowman Richard A. Benavides Lindy & Colleen Jones Kristin Mabry Dr. Lawrence Lee Oldaker & Linda May Jessica Jones David & Janet McCabe Blefgen Gretchen Keiser & Bob Wild Kathryn & Mike McCormack Georgia Blue Lynne Gallant & Chris Kennedy McDowell Group Ann Boochever & Scott Miller Doris Kirchhofer Mary McDowell Tom & Eva Bornstein Donna Knight-Staton Alan McPherson Joan Brown John & Dolly Kremers Robin Merritt Teresa Bruce Gordon & Micky Kruse Angela Michaud Marsha Buck Kathryn L. Kurtz McDowell Group Constance M. Carnes Jeff Landvatter Denise Morris 31 32 INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS Supporters Continued Willie Anderson BUYING ADS Jason & Charlene Morrison Sarah Baureis IN THE In Memory of Bill Overstreet Patsy Bearden Kerry & Connie Ozer Melissa Beedle PERSEVERANCE Tom Paul & Janice Caulfield Patricia & Steve Bower PROGRAMS Lucy Peckham Reed Stoops & Betsy Brenneman Dr. Catherine Peimann Kristi & Eric Buerger Want to see you business Art Petersen & Tina Pasteris Sharon & Greg Busch here? Your ad will be seen Jim & Judy Powell Laura Cameron Michael & Catherine Price Tresvant Causey by the more than 25,000 John & Margaret Pugh Judith Cavanaugh local and visiting patrons Maggie & Ian Rabb Bostin Christopher who will attend our Margaret Rea & Mark Riley David Clausen Bob & Karen Rehfeld Emily Coate Mainstage Season. George & Deb Reifenstein Karey Cooperrider & Joe Giefer Tom Robenolt Bobby Lee Daniels We have an ad size for Jeff Rogers Shirley Dean every budget! Natalee Rothaus & Mike Stanley Greg Burger & Mary DeSmet Sally & Frank Rue Donald & Margaret Dorsey Contact Amy O’Neill Houck Saddler Teals Steve Drake Jean Scott Dennis & Sharon Early 364-2421 ext. 230 or Don & Sherry Shiesl Anita Evans [email protected] Amy Skilbred & Eric Jorgensen Allison & Jack Fargnoli Shelly Smith Amanda Filori Kim & Ethel Smith Tatiana Fletcher Philip & Deborah Smith Michael Galginaitis Richard & Dolores Smith Law Office of Joe Geldhof Cassandra Stalzer In Memory of Jane Holden Sondra Stanway & Tom Lane Kathryn Gerlek John T. Miller Michael Stark & MJ Grande Don & Marion Gotschall Stanton Moll John Staub & Stephanie Hoag Janice L. Gray Sandra & Stephen Morris Trevor Storrs & Steve Smith Anne Grosshans Roman Motyka Julie Fate Sullivan Barbara & Donald Hale Joel & Jill Bess Neimeyer Austin Tagaban David & Maggie Hall Hadassah Nelson Geran Tarr Susan Harney Peter Porco Brenda Taylor & Joe Roth Kathryn Harsch Jenny Pursell John and Barbara Thurston David Holthouse Brigitte Ressel Dianne Toebe Eran Hood & Sonia Nagorski Irene Rowan Steve & Nila Treston Tasha Hotch Deborah Rudis Gary Vetesy James Houck Ron & Nan Schonenbach Tom & Sharon Warren Nancy L. Jones Karen Sewell Bob & Dixie Weiss Jessica Jones Jeff & Susan Sloss Jetta Whittaker & Rob Steedle Dr. William Kueffner Jerry Smetzer Greg Williams Buck & Angela Lindekugel Mary Lou Spartz In Memory of Kevin Wilson J. Allan & Margaret MacKinnon Steve Behnke & Larri Irene Spengler Patricia & Aron Wolf* Rochelle Mahoney Linda Starbard Glen Wright & Lisa Kramer Teresa & Richard Marshall Margaret Stock Seven Anonymous Donors Pua Maunu & Leonard Johnson Virginia Stonkus Kathrin McCarthy Jim & Mary Sutton Contributors Bruce & Wendy McDonough Sherry & Robert Tamone $50-$99 Scott & Denice McPherson Theresa Tavel Aaron Abella Malcolm & Elaine Menzies Francine Lastufka Taylor Nicholas Adamson James Metcalfe Judy & Joseph Thomas 33 at ACT OUT uas The University of Alaska Southeast partnership with Perseverance Theatre offers professional training and practical experience in mainstage productions. Receive university credit while studying acting, dramatic literature, playwriting and directing, or participate in a live theatre production!

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34 INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS Contributors Continued Derek Lofstrom Gail & Mack Thompson Maureen Longworth, M.D. & Lin Davis Amazon Smile Laisne and Brad Waldron Haymes-MacNaughton Family Patty Ware & George Buhite Kevin Madsen Got plans for online shopping? Patricia Watt & William Dillon Jamie Marcus Select Perseverance Theatre One Anonymous Donation Morgan Mitchell when you login to Robina Moyer Friends Philip Munger smile.amazon.com and $25-$49 Linda & Tony Newman Amazon will donate to the Catherine Agnew Joan O Keefe theatre every time you shop! Dianne Anderson & Mark Vinsel Barbara Pavitt Vivian L. Bearden Timothy Peterson Kristine Benson Virginia Reed & Douglas Hanon John & Deb Etheridge Ken Burch Linda Richards Elizabeth Figus Portia Carney Mary Riggen Jeanne Foy James Chapman William B. Rozell Jeannette Gann Susan & Jim Clark Carla B. Seibel Evgenia Golofeeva Elizabeth Clement Donna Shaw Joe & Kristen Grieser Bruce & Sue Conant Barbara Shepherd Maren Haavig Marguerite Crawford Spencer Shroyer Janice Hurley Rico Demientieff Worl Paul Skan Anne Johnson Paul Dick Marilyn Smith Joyce Levine Forrest Dunbar Marnell Steiner Julia Millar Ginny Eckert Lacie & Daniel Stevens Justin Parish Martin & Machelle Eldred James, Maura, & Seamus Sullivan Ray Pastorino Aran & Matthew Felix Carla Thomas Julie Pierce Michael Flood Pam Watts Jeff & Katy Rice Joanne Gartenberg Ardyne Womack Ira Rosen Rachel Greenberg One Anonymous Donor Myria Shakespeare John Hermle Jr. Thomas Sikes Jan & Pete Huberth Members Paula Smedley Avery Jacobs $10-$24 Deborah Spencer Virgina Jacobs Deanne Adams Tiffany Stacey Deborah & Leroy Jeffery Mark Battaion Erika Stone Thomas Judson Megan Behnke Terrence Thompson John A. Kelly Elizabeth Bishop Pamela Tippets Clay Kent Christy Ciambor Sheri Vidic Joyce Landingham Jodi DeBruyne Van Waggoner Aurele Legere Kelly Erickson One Anonymous Donor

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35 FOURTH DECADE FUND In 2010, Perseverance Theatre’s thirty first season, the theatre launched its Fourth Decade Plan to secure a strong future for professional theatre in Alaska by expanding audiences and investing more in the Alaskan theatre artists we employ. The theatre set a goal of raising $1,000,000 in the first 4 years, above and beyond typical annual fundraising, is proud to have met this goal in December, 2014. Funds supported the theatre’s development of its actors-in-residence program, the expansion of Anchorage programming and our efforts to offer more livable wages to Alaskan artists. Going forward, the larger audience base secured through working in more of Alaska will ensure a strong and vital Perseverance out into the future. Thank you to all the donors who joined the Fourth Decade Fund by giving $250 or more, beyond their annual gifts. Business and Organizational Donors Leadership Gifts Andrew W. Mellon Foundation ENSTAR Natural Gas Rasmuson Foundation First National Bank Alaska Hecla Greens Creek Mining Co Major Gifts Heidi Reifenstein Design Atwood Foundation Historic Anchorage Hotel M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Juneau Arts & Humanities Council Hearst Foundation Juneau Empire Juneau Community Foundation Juneau Radio Center KINY – KJNO – MIX – TAKU – KXJ Challenge Gifts KTOO – KXLL – KRNN Alaskan Brewing Company Lynden Transport Alaska Community Foundation Malia Hayward, State Farm Agent Alaska Experience Theatre Municipality of Anchorage Alaska Public Media Northland Audiology & Hearing Services Altman Rogers & Co Northrim Bank Alyeska Pipeline Service Company NorthWind Architects, LLC Anchorage Dispatch News Oscar Gill House Anchorage Media Group Princess Cruise Lines Anchorage Press Prospector Hotel Avis Rookery Café The Boardroom Royal Printing Charlotte Y. Martin Foundation Shattuck & Grummett The CIRI Foundation The Skaggs Foundation City & Borough of Juneau Un-Cruise Adventures Coeur Alaska – Kensington Mine Valley Medical Care Driftwood Lodge Westmark Hotel

36 FOURTH DECADE FUND Individual Donors Joanne Alcantara & Boo Torres Nancy & David Harbour Joan Pardes & Doug Sturm Torrie Allen Kathleen Harper & Bo Anderson Tim Pearson & Brian Chen In Memory of Charlie Anderson Kriss Hart Ira Perman & Virginia Rusch Todd Antioquia & Brendan Sullivan Jana Hayenga Timothy Peterson Jeff Baird Beverly Haywood John & Margaret Pugh Tom & Sheila Barrett Jeff Hedges Terrance J. Quinn II Joel Bennett & Ritchie Dorrier Andy & Nancy Hemenway Judy Rasmuson Marla Berg & John Greely Joshua Hemsath Sara & John Raster Anissa Berry Jeffrey Herrmann & Sara Waisanen Heidi Reifenstein James Bibb Amy O’Neill Houck The Frances & David Rose Foundation Kate Bowns & Mike Peterson Lucy & Bill Hudson Linda & Paul Rosenthal Benjamin Brown Patricia Hull Art & Akiko Rotch In Honor of George & Carolyn Brown Lindy & Colleen Jones John Roxburgh Jack Cannon & Jamie McLean Dr. Emily A. Kane Kathy Kolkhorst Ruddy Bud & Annie Carpeneti Diane Kaplan & Mel Sather Brad & April Sapp Rick & Annie Caulfield Marshal Kendziorek & Lisa Weissler Carl & Sue Schrader Codie & Brendan Costello Mary Knopf & Craig Rice Elaine & Bob Schroeder Terry Cramer Tom & Sue Koester Paul & Tina Seaton Karen Crane & Dan Fruits Linda & Leah Kumin Lynn Shaver & James T Stanley Jim Cucurull John Kuterbach & Vickie Williams Barbara Sheinberg & Norm Cohen Craig & Leslie Dahl Geoff & Marcy Larson Judy Sherburne & Bob Lipchak Tor Daley Jan & Keith Levy Gail & Jan Sieberts Geralyn Davis In Memory of Tom Linklater Julie & Edward Sinclair Dave Dierdorff & Madeleine Lefebvre Simon & Petra Lisiecki Moira Smith Christine Eagleson & William Lubke In Honor of John Longenbaugh Larry Spencer Memorial Fund Anita Evans Stan & Amy Lujan Anne & Doug Standerwick Lydia Fort Jill & John Matheson Christopher & Faye Stiehm Charlotte Fox & Michael Stinebaugh Joe & Evelyn McCabe Shona Strauser Cindy & John Gaguine Martha McCullough Stephen SueWing & Susan Jabal Sharon Gaiptman & Peter Freer Dennis & Stephanie McMillian Timothy Sunday Lynne Gallant & Chris Kennedy Marjorie Menzi & Bill Heumann Sue Ellen Tatter Irene Gallion Mac & Ann Metcalfe Terry Tavel Paul & Cathy Gardner Jo & Peter Michalski Tina Tomsen, MD Mike & Berta Gardner Jennifer Miller Bob & Christine Urata Jane McMillan Ginter Lloyd & Joan Morris Burton Vanderbilt Maria Gladziszewski & Eric Kueffner Jo Ann & Rick Nelson Rebecca Van DeWater Nancy Gordon Julie & Peter Neyhart Laura Wallrath Hugh & Shari Grant Law Office of Debra O’Gara Robin Walz & Carol Prentice Philip Gutleben Dana Owen & Joyce Thoresen Alex & Peggy Wertheimer Jim & Susie Hackett Virginia Palmer Two Anonymous Donors Contact Development Director Maggie Rabb about how you can support Perseverance’s mission! 907-364-2421 or [email protected]